Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-23

SingIe-Bauded The Onfeisl GORE
sponAence on tho Chisholm RcsiGna-
tion-A legal Problem Over a Revenue
Seizure.
GEORGIA.
j. A. Long sent in his resignation Mon
day as Captain Of the Dawson Guards,
which was accepted by Adjt. Gen. John
Mcintosh Hell, aud new election or
dared.
The new guns ordered for the Atlanta
Artillery Company were shipped from the
Rock Island, ILL.,, arsenal last Saturday
and will probably reach Atlanta about
Friday.
Efforts are being made to have the
Florida Press Association make an excur-
sion to Brunswick, either by rail or
water. The Jacksonville and Fernau-
dina road has offered courtesies, as also
the Cumberland route.
At Athens the students have boycotted
the Richardson House on the campus and
all have left but two. The boycotters
say that these will also seek other quar-
ters soon. The boarders made complaint
about the fare to Grand Master RICE, and
he ordered the boycott, and declared
another large boarding house will soon be
similarly served.
A. I. Putnam, OF Bruins wick, has been
notified officially by letter from Macon,
dated Feb. j.. and signed h. c. Grier, sec
rotary, that ns has been appointed super.
intendent OF the horse department, to
ofhclate at the next fair of the Georgia
State Agricultural S6eiety. Response as
Scce p.ance was called FOR at once.
Ihs~ "Opens on Oct. q next
The 1ort OF the School Commissioners
of Spalding county shows that there are
In the county districts twenty-niue white
And twenty-five colored schools. with an
n aax af,FA n
child5 - and tnat s3,05S has been re-
eeiyeu and disbursed for these schools.
This does not include the public schools
OF the city OF Griffin nor any money ex-
pended on them.
The aggregate value OF the taxable
property Of spalding county Tor the year
1887 was $2.sl2.5l2, showing an increase
over the previous year Of $149,674. The
rate Of taxation for last year was 45.l0O
per cent, which on account of the in.
crease OF the valuation of property, can
probably be reduced TO 40-1G0 per cent.
For the past year that county was Dor
ROVER to the extent of $4,000.
The Injunction case brought by the
Burdock Blood Bitters Company, of
Rochester, n. Y, against the Botanic
Blood Balm Company, of Atlanta. for the
latter's infringement on the formers
trade marx, came upin the State Supreme
Court Monday, and argument was heard.
judging from the voluminous evidence
submitted by both sides the case will not
be concluded before the middle of next
week.
Excitement was created at Thomast0n
Sunday aftertoon by an alarm Of FIRE
given by woman who is confined in Jail
under an Indictment charging her with
the murder of her child. The city guard
house is within few feet OF the jail. A
man had been locked up by the police for
plain drunk, who by some means SCI
the blankets on FIRE and the woman could
see the smoke, and she cried long and
loud for life.
Three murderers, Justice Morris, and
Sisk and one negro made their escape
from Habersham Jail Monday afternoon
at three O'Clock. They ran over the taller
while he was taking up the dinner dishes.
They were confined in the cells, and it is
not known how the doors were opened
unless IL was by the hand OF a negro pris-
,oner who was out in the corridor, who
drew the lever unlocking the cells. The
convicts then threw the jailer. back, all
passing out the door. They locked him
fn and took the key with them. Mr.
Groves, who was confined in Jail, tried to
keep them back, but they kicked him
down and went on. Morris was shot
down two miles from Jail, and arrested,
but not killed.
The reaOstate sale OF the day at Ma
con Monday was that of the Tattnall
Square property OF Col. W. b. Johnston.
A few days ago Messrs. Huguenin &
EstesZith the assistance OF Mr.. George
w. IAN, real estate agents, organized
a syndicate composed of twelve of the
best business men of Macon, and Monday
afternoon they closed the sale of the fifty
acres paying 100000 therefor. This tract
lies a short distance from Mercer Uniyer-
will mQEa oY ha
building lots in or near the city. Already
there are applications for choice building
lots at prices which show that the loca.
fion is being appreciated. AS soon as the
lots are sold and the building commences
the street car line Will be extended to
that point, and electric lights will be
placed over the settlement.
Near Middleton, Ed. Gam and JEFF
CrqY were standing talking at the spring
neal Malone's Church Sunday. People
attending services at the church heard
heard the crack OF gun. Gam threw
his hand tonis right breast and exclaimed
that be was shot. On examination it was
found that ball had penetrated through
his clothing. entering the flesh, striking a
rib and glancing out, producing only
flesh wound, which the doctor pronounced
not dangerous. Loss of blood has made
Gam quite weak and sick. They think
the shot was flred by some parties hunt
Ing. ana that IL was spent ball. Other
suggestions are that Gam had pistol
with him, and Crow was handling it,
when It accidentally discharged, pro-
ducing the above result. Crow reported
that CAMS clothing was slightly
burned 0hich it is very evident coul Id not
have been the case from spent ball
The David Aiken still, which was
seized by government officials in spald-
ing county few days since, is likely to
prove OF more than usual interest, in that
petty question of internal revenue law
is involved. According 10 the law any
property Of whatever description is con
fiscated TO the government when used in
an Illicit dist;llery. IL seems that John
Wilson leased or rented to Mr. Aiken
fine pair OF oxen, which be
used in the distilery busi-
ness. The question now is whether
the government has right to hold as con-
hscated property the oxen belonging to
MIR. Wilson, though they were in the SER
vice OF MIR. Aiken in an Illicit business,
The same revenue officials Friday night
seized the mules and horses OF Cobb and
simmons, who are Implicated ~ the
Crawford still-house affair, &5T the
grounds that they aided in carrying off
the whisky, and arc, OF course, parties